Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
ISSN 2330-1635 · eISSN 2330-1643 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.01; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,310; median 243 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 124 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Topic Modeling and Information Retrieval and Search Behavior, together about 26.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology</em> is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in information science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences14.1%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science6.3%
- Information Retrieval and Search BehaviorComputer Science6.1%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science5.1%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science5.1%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 5.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 87Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 716,462Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,335 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 44 | 28 |
| 2025 | 124 | 74 | 342 |
| 2024 | 127 | 79 | 839 |
| 2023 | 144 | 106 | 2,309 |
| 2022 | 131 | 54 | 1,775 |
| 2021 | 172 | 71 | 2,870 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
243 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 169 days – 369 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 266 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (214 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 239 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,310 / EUR 2,760 / GBP 2,210 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2330-1635
- Electronic ISSN
- 2330-1643
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.01; CiteScore 10.6, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 243 days (interquartile range 169–369 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,310.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .